New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-03-26
THE TALK or THE DAY.

Miss Helen Cougar boseeches the women Of Kansas
who intend to vote in the coming municipal elections
not to give their husbands name or their pet name
but tho by which they were christened.
No ono whose ideas OF what manner Of men mis-
sionaries have been formed from the pictorial or
literary characters which common would ever
airy. Indeed, he would not by most people be taken
for clergyman There is absolutely no clerical con
ventionalism about him: either in dress manner ,bed
voice, dictiOn cOuntenance Probably threc
strangers out Of four would guess that be was the
junior partner In mercantile firm or the secretary
seems scarcely thirty years Of age. Mr..
umes style Of address very interesting. lie uses
matter committed to memory; yet tho language is fore
bIe, accurate even elegant, while the arrangenene
and directly onward Not a word is wasted, not a
word is misapplied. -(Boston Advertiser
great many newspaper paragraphers arc chucklng
because country correspondent recently appealed
to Colonel Mcclure, OF "The Philadelphia Times" 10
settle a moot point about the Bible They do not
seem to know that the genial Colonel
knows great many parts Of the Bible by
heart With q singular modesty, however, he refuses
to show OIL before newspaper men, and they go away
thinking Of him only as q good hand at poker and
good fellow generally.
At Old Point Comfort.
"What well-manncred girl that Miss Lukre H.
It's q wonder she endure such vulgar and
what maid is thatlp
"Why tho big freckled creature with the red
hair and tho croaky voice" .,,
"Bless your heart OLD man. that's Miss L. herself
The other Is tho maid."-tTown Topics
Revenge IS Sweet. Omaha Maxwell, those
Frenchmcn Just beat tho Dutch They are bound 10
have revenge, SEQ
Omaha Dame-why, have they declared war on
Germany
"Yo, but they arc selling tho Germans Panama
Canal stock.r-(Omaha World
Somehow or other Chinese gamblers always get
arrested by tho way, Cinnamon have no votes
At Dclmoncos:
Simpson (sollsl-That fellaw. Jimpson, must think
he's In a hawbaw shop fwOm the way he tucks his
napkin undslw his chin baw JOvel
JimpsOn (sous-Cuss me. If that beggaw, simpson,
don't think he's having his whiskews gwoomed its
n wondaw be don't want them to pwovde MN Win
a chaiaw faw each foot-lrown Topics.
It's real nice to be a billiard expert. George
slosson who gavo series OF instructions in billiards
TO Mmc. Patti. IS going 10 Europe at her invitation
and Will be- her guest at her castle for about three
months And Jacob schaefer. another expert. who
presented slgnor Ncolini with cue balanced to the
perfection OF h.s taste. has had the compliment re-
turned in tho shape Of exquisite diamond and
sapphire combination pin and stud.
Potent Tonic. Fair Invalh-Doctor, this Lenten
sta gnauOu Is unbearlbe. must have tonic for the
mind | want to be startled. surprised, even TO be
made indignant. Anything viii be better than mental
Popular NJ D-My dear madam have anticipated
your wish Al tho emotions you desire shall be
Permit me 20 submit "A tonic In the shape VI
my bnl-iIittsburg Bulletin.
1t Would Seem SO. Lady-You say you are out OF
Mcndicant-Yes ma'am.
Ii thought everybody could get work at this
Mot i'm our line. ma'am When the ground dries
and tho dust clouds begin to fly through the air our
season Of labor ends.
What is your occupatonl
Nj drive sprnlling cart, ma @A-iBoston
Courier.